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GETTING INTO CYBERSECURITY
Robert Williamson
Cyber Security Consultant
Introduction
• My Story
• Challenges in the industry (well, from my view)
• Employability Skills
• Lessons learned
My Story (sort of)…
2008-2010
HNC Computer
Networking
HND Computer
Networking
2010-2013
BEng Computer
Systems and
Networking
2013-2015
SOC Analyst
SOC Senior
Analyst
SOC network
Intrusion
Analyst
2015-2016
Security
Specialist
2016-Now
Security
Consultant
Splunk
certification
CEH
Challenges
• How can you get employed if you have no experience
in the field?
• How do I know if this is the right role for me?
• Sink or Swim
Employability
Skills
Honesty
Knowledge
Passion
Challenge
yourself
Gain
Accreditation
Lessons Learned
• Interviews
• Personality
• Honesty
Questions?
Thank you!

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Cyber Scotland Connect: Getting into Cybersecurity (Deck 2)

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  1. I’ll be talking about my switch to CyberSecurity in this page